]]>http://muse.union.edu/philosophy/academic-register/feed/0Rober Baker on AMA’s Virtual Mentorhttp://muse.union.edu/philosophy/rober-baker-on-amas-virtual-mentor/
http://muse.union.edu/philosophy/rober-baker-on-amas-virtual-mentor/#commentsSun, 08 Jun 2014 19:42:58 +0000http://muse.union.edu/philosophy/?p=567A piece recapping Professor Robert Baker’s research on race was recently published on the AMA’s Virtual Mentor, an on-line, and print publication designed for medical students and medical education.
]]>http://muse.union.edu/philosophy/rober-baker-on-amas-virtual-mentor/feed/0Speaker Serieshttp://muse.union.edu/philosophy/speaker-series-3/
http://muse.union.edu/philosophy/speaker-series-3/#commentsTue, 13 May 2014 23:55:18 +0000http://muse.union.edu/philosophy/?p=480

The philosophy department’s Speaker Series is sponsored by the Ichabod S. Spencer Foundation. Every fall and winter term, the series brings major figures in the field to campus to discuss new work. All events are open to the public, and philosophy students can take a course, New Directions in Philosophy, that focuses on the work discussed in the Speaker Series. An archive of past speakers is available here.

]]>http://muse.union.edu/philosophy/speaker-series-3/feed/0Ephemerishttp://muse.union.edu/philosophy/ephemeris/
http://muse.union.edu/philosophy/ephemeris/#commentsTue, 13 May 2014 23:30:03 +0000http://muse.union.edu/philosophy/?p=478Ephemeris is an undergraduate journal of philosophy dedicated to harvesting exceptional undergraduate writing grounded in the distinct value and interest of the philosophical endeavor. Since its founding in 2001, Ephemeris has published contributions from students from across the nation and the world; a recent issue included work from students in Holland, the UK and Canada. Our journal is run by students, who evaluate the contributions and select the best for publication. Contributions are solicited in all areas of philosophy, including metaphysics, ethics, political theory, epistemology, feminist philosophy, philosophy of race, eastern philosophy, philosophy of mind, and more.

Ephemeris is run under the aegis of the student Philosophy Club which itself offers a forum for social and intellectual interaction among philosophers at Union by sponsoring films and talks.

For more information, including information on how to submit to Ephemeris, please visit its official website.

Interview with David Barnett on the epistemology of peer disagreement:

http://muse.union.edu/philosophy/files/2015/04/U-Think-David-Barnett-Interview.mp3
]]>http://muse.union.edu/philosophy/u-think-podcasts/feed/0Ethics Bowlhttp://muse.union.edu/philosophy/ethics-bowl/
http://muse.union.edu/philosophy/ethics-bowl/#commentsThu, 13 Mar 2014 21:09:54 +0000http://muse.union.edu/philosophy/?p=339Since Union first participated in Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl in 2003, Union’s Ethics Bowl team has climbed its way to being a highly successful and competitive program. Coached by Krisanna Scheiter, Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Erika Wells, Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology, this year’s team placed second in the Northeast Regional Ethics Bowl qualifying for the National Competition. At the National Competition at the International Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl Conference in Jacksonville, Florida, Union placed in the top 8 out of 32 teams.

Modeled after the 1960s-era TV “College Bowl,” the rigorous academic tournament provides a forum for student teams to examine and debate laws and ethics governing society. Before each competition the team prepares presentations for each case. They contemplate moral and ethical dilemmas that raise a variety of complex contemporary issues in diverse fields. For instance, one case the team recently debated involved the ethics of hiring surrogate mothers in India. Another issue they discussed concerned the ethics of patent trolling.

A previous team member and philosophy major, Remy Ravitzka, ’15 states, “Ethics Bowl is an incredible opportunity to think critically, exercise public speaking skills, and meet other interested and engaged students… Our fantastic teamwork was undeniably the key to our success.”

2007 Ethics Bowl Team

The Union College Ethics Bowl Team competed in the national competition on February 22 in Cincinnati, Ohio. For the full story in the Chronicle, click here

Team members included: William Fitzsimons (‘08), Meagan Keenan (‘09), Samantha Miller (’07), Nordo Nissi (’07), and Heidy Sanchez (’07). The team is sponsored by the Philosophy Department and advised by Lecturer Michael Mathias.

The team qualified for the National Championship Competition by placing 3rd in a field of 12 teams at the Northeast Region Ethics Bowl held at Williams College on November 11, 2006. Other schools participating in the regional event included: Dartmouth, Franklin Pierce, Marist, and Williams.

In 2006, the ethics bowl team from Union placed 2nd at the National Championship, losing a close final round match to the United States Military Academy

2004 Ethics Bowl Team

Again this year, the philosophy department will be organizing a Union College team to participate in the Ethics Bowl program again this year. Students participating include: Nell Alk, Nat Brown, Noah Eber-Schmid, Justin Geist, Jeff Marshall, Heidy Sanchez, Jason Tucciarone, and Jaime Werner. The department will sponsor two teams in theNortheast Regional Ethics Bowl, which will be held on February 15th at Williams College. Other schools participating in the event include: Boston College, Dartmouth, Marist, Smith, and Williams. The department will also be sending a team to the Tenth (National) Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl, which will be held in Cincinnati, Ohio, on February 26th. Forty teams from schools around the nation will be participating in the national competition. The National Ethics Bowl is held in conjunction with the Thirteenth Annual Meeting of the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics. After competing in the Ethics Bowl, students on Union’s Ethics Bowl team will have an opportunity to attend conference sessions on a wide variety of topics in applied ethics.

The exciting outcome of the 2004 Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl is described in The Chronicle for March 5, 2004.

2003 Ethics Bowl Team

On Thursday, February 27, 2003, the Ninth Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl was held at the Hilton Charlotte, University Place Hotel in Charlotte, North Carolina. Representing Union were Eleanor Alk ’06, Aaron Edelstein ’05, Mohammed Khaleel ’03, Jeffrey Marshall ’05, and Raiyan Syed ’03. Justin Geist ’03 and Jaime Werner ’05 were team researchers. The team was coached by Professor Mike Mathias. Union’s team went all the way to the quaterfinals, being beaten only by the eventual winners of the tournament, finishing among the top eight teams of the forty that competed. Not bad for our first Ethics Bowl!

Beginning in 2013, the philosophy department will host an annual workshop on new work in philosophy, funded by the Ichabod S. Spencer Foundation. Typically held in the spring term, each workshop features a small group of scholars focusing on a focused topic in philosophy. Our inaugural workshop’s focus was ‘Race and the Enlightenment’, and our 2014 workshop’s focus was ‘The Ethics of Forgiveness and Revenge’.

]]>http://muse.union.edu/philosophy/workshop-series/feed/0Philosophical Caféhttp://muse.union.edu/philosophy/philosophical-cafe/
http://muse.union.edu/philosophy/philosophical-cafe/#commentsThu, 12 Sep 2013 14:28:40 +0000http://muse.union.edu/philosophy/?p=121The Philosophical Café is a forum for students to discuss philosophical issues of general interest. It meets several times a year, from 7:00 to 9:00 in the evening, over pizza and drinks. There will be a pre-announced theme for each meeting and a faculty moderator. The moderator will give a 5- to 10- minute introduction to the topic. The rest of the evening will l be group discussion of the issue.

For more information, see the Events page.

]]>http://muse.union.edu/philosophy/philosophical-cafe/feed/0Philosophy Clubhttp://muse.union.edu/philosophy/philosophy-club/
http://muse.union.edu/philosophy/philosophy-club/#commentsThu, 12 Sep 2013 14:28:27 +0000http://muse.union.edu/philosophy/?p=123The Philosophy Club is a forum for social and intellectual interaction among our majors. Although it has a faculty facilitator (Felmon Davis), the Club calls its own meetings and determines its own agenda. The agenda may be anything from planning a social event or a field trip to a nearby philosophy conference, to making suggestions to the faculty about what upper division courses should be taught in the following year or what topics should be discussed in the Philosophical Café.
The Philosophy Club also publishes Ephemeris, perhaps the premier undergraduate journal of philosophy that originates in North America. For more information, see the Ephemeris website.
]]>http://muse.union.edu/philosophy/philosophy-club/feed/0Philosophy Talkshttp://muse.union.edu/philosophy/philosophy-talks/
http://muse.union.edu/philosophy/philosophy-talks/#commentsThu, 12 Sep 2013 14:27:50 +0000http://muse.union.edu/philosophy/?p=125A department-sponsored series of Philosophy Talks are given by distinguished guest speakers from all over the country. Occasionally we also have lunch-time talks in the Humanities Lounge. These events are open to anyone who is interested. If you would like to be put on our mailing list for these events, please e-mail us at philosophy@union.edu.